From 2013/14, academies will no longer receive a separate payment for specialist special education needs (SEN) support services.
Local authorities will be required to provide these services to pupils in academies and Free Schools on the same basis as pupils in maintained schools.
We will make sure local authorities receive enough money in the 2013-14 Dedicated Schools Grant allocation for these additional pupils.
We will take the 2012/13 SEN LACSEG allocation into account to ensure that academies do not face significant reductions in their per-pupil funding in 2013/14.
Further information about the change to funding for specialist SEN support services is available on our website.
